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Waters Peak

Waters Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Waters Peak rises to 286 m in California. Mount Crossman stands 1,184 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Pardee Reservoir Recreation Area, a park 1.2 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49087807, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
286 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.26992, -120.87049

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums: 15
Historic sites: 11
  • Iron Ivan: 6.7 mi
  • Flume Tressel Piers: 8.3 mi
  • Tailing Wheel No. 3: 8.3 mi
  • Tailing Wheel No. 1: 8.3 mi
  • Tailing Wheel No. 2: 8.3 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Kennedy Gold Mine: 8.3 mi
  • Sutter Gold Mine: 10.2 mi
  • Historic Joseph H. Thomas House: 10.6 mi
  • The Old Schoolhouse, Drytown: 11.8 mi
  • Black Chasm Cavern: 17.4 mi
Springs: 6
  • Spanish Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Gooseberry Spring: 20.5 mi
  • Canzatti Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Hicks Spring: 22.5 mi
  • Turners Spring: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • A Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
  • B Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
  • C Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
Beaches: 1
Gardens: 1
  • F - Master Gardener's Demonstration Garden: 12.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Waters Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount CrossmanNE 53°1,184 m22.7 mi
Round MountainNE 36°1,063 m23.1 mi
Fort MountainENE 77°999 m22.1 mi
Mount ZionNE 55°899 m14.5 mi
Joaquin PeakSE 132°854 m13.2 mi
Quiggs MountainE 101°843 m14.2 mi
Soapstone HillESE 114°799 m22.0 mi
Mount AukumNNE 20°797 m22.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4119:16
June solstice05:4119:5120:31
September equinox06:5218:2719:02
December solstice07:1716:0616:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485155596673797875665548
Precip in4.03.83.62.11.30.30.00.00.21.12.24.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Camp Pardee, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 237340 — Waters Peak, Amador County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358778459

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